Regions And Development

Author : Kelly Vodden,David J.A. Douglas,Sean Markey,Sarah Minnes,Bill Reimer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351262149

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The Theory, Practice and Potential of Regional Development by Kelly Vodden,David J.A. Douglas,Sean Markey,Sarah Minnes,Bill Reimer Pdf

Canadian regional development today involves multiple actors operating within nested scales from local to national and even international levels. Recent approaches to making sense of this complexity have drawn on concepts such as multi-level governance, relational assets, integration, innovation, and learning regions. These new regionalist concepts have become increasingly global in their formation and application, yet there has been little critical analysis of Canadian regional development policies and programs or the theories and concepts upon which many contemporary regional development strategies are implicitly based. This volume offers the results of five years of cutting-edge empirical and theoretical analysis of changes in Canadian regional development and the potential of new approaches for improving the well-being of Canadian communities and regions, with an emphasis on rural regions. It situates the Canadian approach within comparative experiences and debates, offering the opportunity for broader lessons to be learnt. This book will be of interest to policy-makers and practitioners across Canada, and in other jurisdictions where lessons from the Canadian experience may be applicable. At the same time, the volume contributes to and updates regional development theories and concepts that are taught in our universities and colleges, and upon which future research and analysis will build.

Author : John Friedmann,William Alonso
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:478723762

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Regional Development and Planning a Reader by John Friedmann,William Alonso Pdf

Author : Andy Pike,Andrés Rodriguez-Pose,John Tomaney,Andres Rodriguez-Pose
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134248544

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Local and Regional Development by Andy Pike,Andrés Rodriguez-Pose,John Tomaney,Andres Rodriguez-Pose Pdf

Local and regional development is an increasingly global issue. For localities and regions, the challenge of enhancing prosperity, improving wellbeing and increasing living standards has become acute for localities and regions formerly considered discrete parts of the ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ worlds. Amid concern over the definitions and sustainability of ‘development’, a spectre has emerged of deepened unevenness and sharpened inequalities in the development prospects for particular social groups and territories. Local and Regional Development engages and addresses the key questions: what are the principles and values that shape definitions and strategies of local and regional development? What are the conceptual and theoretical frameworks capable of understanding and interpreting local and regional development? What are the main policy interventions and instruments? How do localities and regions attempt to effect development in practice? What kinds of local and regional development should we be pursuing? This book addresses the fundamental issues of ‘what kind of local and regional development and for whom?’, frameworks of understanding, and instruments and policies. It outlines what a holistic, progressive and sustainable local and regional development might constitute before reflecting on its limits and political renewal. With the growing international importance of local and regional development, this book is an essential student purchase, illustrated throughout with maps, figures and case studies from Asia, Europe, and Central and North America.

Author : Andy Pike,Andres Rodriguez-Pose,John Tomaney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 895 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136905377

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Handbook of Local and Regional Development by Andy Pike,Andres Rodriguez-Pose,John Tomaney Pdf

The Handbook of Local and Regional Development provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for local and regional development. The scope of this Handbook’s coverage and contributions engages with and reflects upon the politics and policy of how we think about and practise local and regional development, encouraging dialogue across the disciplinary barriers between notions of ‘local and regional development’ in the Global North and ‘development studies’ in the Global South. This Handbook is organized into seven inter-related sections, with an introductory chapter setting out the rationale, aims and structure of the Handbook. Section one situates local and regional development in its global context. Section two establishes the key issues in understanding the principles and values that help us define what is meant by local and regional development. Section three critically reviews the current diversity and variety of conceptual and theoretical approaches to local and regional development. Section four address questions of government and governance. Section five connects critically with the array of contemporary approaches to local and regional development policy. Section six is an explicitly global review of perspectives on local and regional development from Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America. Section seven provides reflection and discussion of the futures for local and regional development in an international and multidisciplinary context. With over forty contributions from leading international scholars in the field, this Handbook provides critical reviews and appraisals of current state-of-the-art conceptual and theoretical approaches and future developments in local and regional development.

Author : Iryna Kristensen,Alexandre Dubois,Jukka Teräs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351620253

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Strategic Approaches to Regional Development by Iryna Kristensen,Alexandre Dubois,Jukka Teräs Pdf

The existence and persistence of regional disparities between European regions require context-tailored policies to promote structural change. This book explores the congruence between place-based development and regional competitiveness in the EU context. Drawing on a range of social science disciplines, this book unpicks the complexity of regional transformation processes, aiming to enhance the applicability and transferability of theoretical approaches to innovation and place-based regional development in diverse European territorial settings. The contributors have a particular focus on less-favoured regions and on the application of Smart Specialisation – a strategic approach to innovation-based regional development – to the issues at hand. The book comes at a critical moment, meeting the growing demand of academics, practitioners and policymakers with an interest in promoting regional economic growth and well-being.

Author : Andy Pike,Andrés Rodriguez-Pose,John Tomaney
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317664154

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Local and Regional Development by Andy Pike,Andrés Rodriguez-Pose,John Tomaney Pdf

Actors and institutions in localities and regions across the world are seeking prosperity and well-being amidst tumultuous and disruptive shifts and transitions generated by: an increasingly globalised, knowledge-intensive capitalism; global financial instability, volatility and crisis; concerns about economic, social and ecological sustainability, climate change and resource shortages; new multi-actor and multi-level systems of government and governance and a re-ordering of the international political economy; state austerity and retrenchment; and, new and reformed approaches to intervention, policy and institutions for local and regional development. Local and Regional Development provides an accessible, critical and integrated examination of local and regional development theory, institutions and policy in this changing context. Amidst its rising importance, the book addresses the fundamental issues of ‘what kind of local and regional development and for whom?’, its purposes, principles and values, frameworks of understanding, approaches and interventions, and integrated approaches to local and regional development throughout the world. The approach provides a theoretically informed, critical analysis of contemporary local and regional development in an international and multi-disciplinary context, grounded in concrete empirical analysis from experiences in the global North and South. It concludes by identifying what might constitute holistic, inclusive, progressive and sustainable local and regional development, and reflecting upon its limits and political renewal.

Author : Norbert Edomah
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781789852370

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Regional Development in Africa by Norbert Edomah Pdf

Regional development is a broad term but can be seen as a general effort to reduce regional disparities by supporting (employment and wealth-generating) economic activities in regions. In the past, regional development policy tended to try to achieve these objectives by means of large-scale infrastructure development and by attracting inward investment” (OECD, 2014).A territorial and regional approach to development is crucial in addressing regional challenges, regional economic competitiveness, and reducing socio-economic discrepancies. This book provides a forum to articulate and discuss Africa’s regional development issues in view of the rising opportunities within the African region. This volume contains 14 chapters and is organized in four sections: Introduction; Industry, Trade and Investment in Africa; Agricultural Services and the Water-energy-food Nexus in Africa; and Environmental and Cultural Dimensions to Africa’s Regional Development.

Author : Mustafa Dinc
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-18
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 9781785361357

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Introduction to Regional Economic Development by Mustafa Dinc Pdf

This is a relatively simple and easy to read introduction of major regional and local economic development theories, their theoretical evolution and other relevant topics such as governance, institutions and local leadership within the globalization context. It also discusses some basic analytical tools and provides a template for them in an easy to use MS Excel spreadsheet application. It introduces conflict management procedures into regional development process and provides a regional decision support framework.

Author : Jerzy Bański
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429783265

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Dilemmas of Regional and Local Development by Jerzy Bański Pdf

Dilemmas of Regional and Local Development aims to identify, diagnose and evaluate various approaches towards regional and local socio-economic development. Over the course of the book, authors from 12 countries and four continents come together to review experiences and solutions related to regional development in a range of different economic, social and political systems. The first part of the volume focuses on the fundamentals of planning regional and local development, particularly focusing on theoretical solutions and development policy concepts. The second part is more applied, looking at practical instruments and solutions for shaping the local economy, and analysing effective development policy. This book will be of interest to economics, geography, politics, and planning scholars and researchers working on regional sciences and local development.

Author : Benjamin Higgins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351494113

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Regional Development Theories and Their Application by Benjamin Higgins Pdf

Throughout the world today former nation-states, as disparate as Yugoslavia, Somalia, and Canada, have either disintegrated or threaten to splinter into regions. The conflicts are economic, social, ethnic, linguistic, religious, political, and cultural. Higgins and Savoie analyze the reasons for these conflicts and show why attempts to eliminate regional disparities within nations have been largely unsuccessful. This volume is a highly readable, comprehensive survey of the literature and current debates in the fields of regional economics, development, policy, and planning.

Author : Rodrigo Basco,Roger Stough,Lech Suwala
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429608995

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Family Business and Regional Development by Rodrigo Basco,Roger Stough,Lech Suwala Pdf

This book explores the relationship between families, firms, and regions and the extent to which these relationships contribute to regional economic and social development. Although family business participation in economic activities has been a common phenomenon since pre-industrial societies, and its importance has evolved throughout time and across spatial contexts, the book suggests that these factors have often been neglected in family business and regional studies. Taking this research gap into account, the book aims to deepen our understanding of the role family firms play in the regional economy. In particular, it explores two seldom studied questions. Firstly, what role do family firms play in regional development? Secondly, how do different spatial regional contexts shape family firm operations and performance? Family Business and Regional Development presents a model of "spatial familiness" and uses themes such as productivity, networks and competitiveness to shed new light on family businesses. Moreover, it approaches the juxtaposition between family business and regional studies to encourage the cross-fertilisation of ideas, theories, and research methods between the two fields. Bringing together leading experts in entrepreneurship, regional economics, and economic geography, this book will be a valuable reading for advanced students, researchers and policymakers interested in family firms, regional studies and economic geography.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264174634

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OECD Regional Development Studies Promoting Growth in All Regions by OECD Pdf

This book examines the main sources responsible for bringing growth in some OECD lagging regions.

Author : Eva Dick,Karin Gaesing,Daniel Inkoom,Teodoro Kausel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319293677

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Decentralisation and Regional Development by Eva Dick,Karin Gaesing,Daniel Inkoom,Teodoro Kausel Pdf

This book analyzes decentralisation, regional development paths and success factors in different governance sectors in Ghana, the Philippines, Tanzania and Chile, and discuss overarching aspects of relevance. Decentralisation, which refers to the delegation of administrative responsibilities, political decision-making and fiscal powers to lower levels of government, is now considered one of the most efficient engines of development. In Sub-Saharan Africa decentralised states have made more progress in reducing poverty than those states with lower decentralisation scores. But in many countries, decentralisation is still considered a ‘work in progress’ with unsatisfactory results. From a spatial point of view, the link between decentralisation and regional and district development is particularly interesting. Both in the North and in the South, regional or district development is seen as holding the potential for advancing social and economic development, and even more so in decentralised political settings. Space-based networks at the regional or district level are considered instrumental for responding to locally specific challenges, e.g. in areas lagging behind economically.

Author : Robert J. Stimson,Roger R. Stough,Brian H. Roberts
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783662049112

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Regional Economic Development by Robert J. Stimson,Roger R. Stough,Brian H. Roberts Pdf

Regional economic development has attracted the interest of economists, geographers, planners and regional scientists for a long time. And, of course, it is a field that has developed a large practitioner cohort in government and business agencies from the national down to the state and local levels. In planning for cities and regions, both large and small, economic development issues now tend to be integrated into strategic planning processes. For at least the last 50 years, scholars from various disciplines have theorised about the nature of regional economic development, developing a range of models seeking to explain the process of regional economic development, and why it is that regions vary so much in their economic structure and performance and how these aspects of a region can change dramatically over time. Regional scientists in particular have developed a comprehensive tool-kit of methodologies to measure and monitor regional economic characteristics such as industry sectors, employment, income, value of production, investment, and the like, using both quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis, and focusing on both static and dynamic analysis. The 'father of regional science', Walter lsard, was the first to put together a comprehensive volume on techniques of regional analysis (Isard 1960), and since then a huge literature has emerged, including the many titles in the series published by Springer in which this book is published.

Author : Joan Ramón Rosés,Nikolaus Wolf
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 725 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429831713

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The Economic Development of Europe's Regions by Joan Ramón Rosés,Nikolaus Wolf Pdf

This book is the first quantitative description of Europe’s economic development at a regional level over the entire twentieth century. Based on a new and comprehensive set of data, it brings together a group of leading economic historians in order to describe and analyze the development of European regions, both for nation states and for Europe as a whole. This provides a new transnational perspective on Europe’s quantitative development, offering for the first time a systematic long-run analysis of national policies independent from the use of national statistical units. The new transnational dimension of data allows for the analysis of national policies in a more thorough way than ever before. The book provides a comprehensive database at the level of modern NUTS 2 regions for the period 1900–2010 in 10-year intervals, and a panoramic view of economic development both below and above the national level. It will be of great interest to economic historians, economic geographers, development economists and those with an interest in economic growth.